Stephen at Politburo Diktat Accuses Me of Dishonorably Telling Only One Side of the Story, While Telling Only One Side of the Story About What I Have Said
Stephen at Politburo Diktat says of my posts on the U.S. Attorney controversy: “Theres nothing honorable about what youre doing.”
Wow. Why so harsh? Well, Stephen says that my argument has been completely one-sided for the Administration. Except that he forgets to note the points I have made against the Administration, such as:
- Sampson planned to lie to Congress about Cummins.
- A U.S. Attorney investigating Jack Abramoff was dismissed in 2002.
- The timing on the dismissal of Iglesias looks suspicious.
- I considered Kyle Sampson’s admission that he proposed Patrick Fitzgerald for the firing list to be the top news of the day.
- Charlton was right about taping confessions.
And those are just off the top of my head. And of course, I famously defended Scooter Libby, because I’m such a blind Administration defender!
Stephen writes:
Your only response to the NM radio ads was cant prove they arent so.
Oh really?
This is a reference to a radio ad (I believe it was only one) in New Mexico that attacked the record of David Iglesias. Stephen e-mailed me about it. I asked if the ad was untrue. A bit later I sent another e-mail:
First, is the ad true? I asked you that question, and you didn’t answer.
Second, even if it is true, isn’t it a shame that we are in a situation where the Administration and its allies are slamming former USAs? And the answer is: yes. Yes, it is. And whose fault is that? Why, the Administration’s — by waving a red flag in front of the USAs by referring to “performance issues.” I would ultimately ascribe
blame to Kyle Sampson, Paul McNulty, and to Alberto Gonzales for poor leadership.
I would appreciate not having my honor questioned by someone who can’t even be bothered to accurately represent what I say.
I have to laugh. I usually skip your posts about the Attorney Firings because I find you too hostile to the administration on the topic. Stephen and I would obviously not get along very well. It’s funny how different people can draw such different conclusions from the same data.
I hope that the humor of the situation appeals to you, too.
Nigel Ray (4671ad) — 4/6/2007 @ 9:01 amThe lure of the Dark Side is strong indeed.
Pablo (08e1e8) — 4/6/2007 @ 10:39 amI found after reading there for several months that Politburko Diktat is well named.
rightwingprof (5649f5) — 4/6/2007 @ 11:39 amIt might be renamed Dishonest Diktat.
I’m done with the guy. As far as I’m concerned, he’s another dishonest blogger who doesn’t care about fairness or accuracy.
Patterico (f2d1dd) — 4/6/2007 @ 1:59 pm